New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

The one guide you'll need to know about the openings coming your way in the week ahead. This week is another one packed with new openings as Dishoom arrives in London Bridge, Kentish Town gets a Filipino pizzeria, there's a new Islington wine bar and lots more...

Dishoom

London Bridge - The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark St, London SE1 1TY

It's been nearly three years since the last new Dishoom restaurant in London (Permit Rooms aside), but they'll be opening two in fairly quick succession (the next one is coming to the South Bank in early 2027). Dishoom Borough is taking over part of what was The Hop Exchange, and you can expect the usual things that have made them so popular, from their bacon naans to the house black dahl. Their soft launch is open to walk-ins all week, if you fancy trying your luck.

Opening date: 12 October 2026

Trindle Stores

Kew - 18 Station Parade, Richmond TW9 3PZ

Taking over the new kitchen at this Kew grocery store is Abbie Hendren, last seen as the head chef of Teal by Sally Abé (and also on Great British Menu earlier this year). The menus here will be making good use of the produce available to the Stores themselves, while the dishes will be inspired by modern British and Mediterranean cooking, as well as her childhood in Australia. We certainly like the sound of a devilled crab crumpet.

Opening date: Soft launching 16 October 2026

Yield Essex Road

Islington - 10a Essex Road, London N1 8LN

This is the third opening for the wine bar/shop that's already been a big hit on Highbury Corner and Newington Green. You can expect a similar style to the other wine bars, although they are promising a different offering on the food and drink front from the original Stoke Newington opening. Just off Islington Green, this will be an extremely handy new bar for anyone in and around Angel. Look out for our reader offer for Yield Essex Road, coming this week.

Opening date: 14 October 2026

Bunso

Kentish Town - 1A Hawley Rd, London NW1 8RP

This is the latest opening from Omar Shah, the man behind another very popular Kentish Town restaurant, Belly. Bunso is a new pizzeria, but one with a difference, as there's a focus on Filipino flavours. So you'll find pizzas like the Longanisa Sausage with calamansi hot honey and atchara or the Mushroom Adobo with porcini powder (there will be a standard margherita too).

Opening date: 13 October 2026

Cordelia's

Mayfair - 6 Clarges Street, London W1J 8AE

This new Mayfair steakhouse has taken on the space that used to be L'atelier Robuchon. It features a menu that focuses on British cuts (and a few Galician and Italian cuts too) with a head chef who used to work at Le Petit Beefbar (before it moved to Soho). The bar also sounds interesting, with late openings planned.

Opening date: 14 October 2026

Alto 19

Canary Wharf - Level 19, 2 Cartier Cir, Canary Wharf Estate, London E14 5HF

This is a new high-rise restaurant for Canary Wharf, opening at the top of the Locke hotel there. In charge of things is an ex Daphne's/J Sheekey chef who has put together a Mediterranean-inspired menu that he's calling "deliberately unfussy". Dishes like cacio e pepe gnocco fritto, and crab fritti with aioli sound very promising and being on the 19th floor, it should have a pretty great view.

Opening date: 15 October 2026

Market Place Victoria

Victoria - Victoria Station

The latest food hall from Market Place does something that no others have - it's actually opening inside a railway station. You'll find it at the back of Victoria Station, with food planned including Argentinian steak, Greek gyros, West African food, duck wraps, tacos, Thai food, pizzas and more. This will be a very handy place if you need to grab something quickly before the way home, although it will have to compete with Market Halls, right opposite the station.

Opening date: 16 October 2026

Juno

Olympia - 50 Hammersmith Road, Olympia, London W14 8UD

Juno is the latest opening inside the huge new Olympia development, and it comes from the same group that opened Bar Arriba, Wolves of Tokyo, and Lillie's on the rooftop. This time they're opening on ground level but they are also touting this as "Britain's largest Italian restaurant" as they can fit in well over 250 people eating (and 500 people if you include drinkers).

Opening date: 16 October 2026

Torino

Paddington - 1 Paddington Square, London W2 1GL

Competing with Ce La Vi for those looking for a restaurant with a view, this is another new high-rise restaurant right by Paddington station. This time, it's an all-Italian affair which they're calling a "social house". That means it will have a bar up on the roof with great views across London, but it'll also feature a restaurant and a bakery too. (Delayed again from last week)

Opening date: 12 October 2026

Here's what opened last week

Quaglino's (Mayfair) - A full relaunch of the classic Mayfair restaurant (see our reader offer)

Milk Burger (Notting Hill) - Burgers + Champagne (see our reader offer)

Da Pino (Stoke Newington) - A taste of Puglia in Stoke Newington

Clementine (Islington) - Quince heads across the road to open a cafe

Pearl (Mayfair) - The Beaumont takes over Brown Hart Gardens

The Prince Arthur (Chelsea) - Ex-pub becomes Basque restaurant as it moves to Chelsea.

This week's events

12 October (Mayfair) - IGNI’s Theo Clench is bringing in Michelin-starred Stuart Ralston of Edinburgh’s LYLA for the next instalment of the At the Pass series. The one-night tasting menu will combine Theo’s fire-led cooking with Stuart’s seafood-focused approach, showcasing seasonal produce and seafood from the British Isles.

15 October (Brixton) - The Clink Restaurant at HMP Brixton reopens after refurbishment with a one-day guest chef lunch from Adam Bateman of Pan Pacific London, cooking alongside the restaurant’s trainee chefs. The three-course menu includes salmon tartare, chicken ballotine and vanilla crème brûlée, with a welcome mocktail and soft drinks.

15 October (East London) - SlowBurn teams up with artist Real Hackney Dave for a one-night charity dinner featuring an eight-dish sharing menu across three courses, with pescatarian, vegetarian and vegan options. Tickets are £65pp, with profits going to StreetSmart, while food donations will support a local East London food bank. Limited-edition T-shirts and signed prints will also be available.

16 October (Islington) - The Corkman hosts another Meat & Wine Night, with prime beef and pork cooked over live fire and paired with wines. The £70 evening includes meat and wine tastings, with just 16 places available and Turner & George cuts available to buy on the night.

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